TORONTO,ON - JANUARY 8: Auston Matthews #34 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrates his 31st and game tying goal with 13 seconds left against the Winnipeg Jets during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on January 8, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Jets defeated the Maple Leafs 4-3 in a shootout. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
In the 2016-17 season Auston Matthews became the first member of the Toronto Maple Leafs in over 50 years to win the Calder Trophy as the National Hockey League’s top rookie.
In the 2020-21 season Matthews will have an opportunity to become the first Toronto Maple Leafs player in over 60 years to take come the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL MVP.